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noun

ˈprint How to pronounce print (audio)
Definition of printnext
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as in impression
a perceptible trace left by pressure one telltale sign that I had been napping was the print left by the chenille bedspread on my cheek

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as in photo
a picture created from an image recorded on a light-sensitive surface by a camera we now get our prints developed online

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verb

as in to publish
to produce and release for distribution in printed form the newspaper's motto remains "All the News That's Fit to Print"

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Recent Examples of print
Noun
Forget boot prints on the moon or human missions to Mars—the real 21st-century space race is shaping up to be more about who can launch the most rockets and satellites. — Elizabeth Howell, Scientific American, 7 Sep. 2026 Hermès artisans still saddle stitch leather goods by hand and screen-print scarves using an archive of more than seventy-five thousand proprietary colors. — Lauren Collins, New Yorker, 7 Sep. 2026
Verb
And inside, the shoe’s insoles are printed with graphics depicting piles of beads — just in case the inspiration was lost on anyone. — Riley Jones, Footwear News, 30 Aug. 2026 Only What Sparks Joy One of the biggest challenges can be determining what to print. — Staff Author, Southern Living, 29 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for print
Recent Examples of Synonyms for print
  1. impression
  2. photo
  3. publish
  4. imprint
  5. photograph
  6. impress
  7. pic
  8. stamp
Noun
  • Helenius made quite the impression scoring two goals in four playoff games against the Canadiens in the spring.
    — Matthew Fairburn, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026
  • But Meta delayed removal for days as the ad leaped from four impressions to 330.
    — Ashley Belanger, ArsTechnica, 8 Sep. 2026
Definition of impression
Noun
  • As Gansey greeted them, shaking hands, taking photos and smiling endlessly, one stepped forward with a question that encapsulated everything.
    — Tony Jones, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2026
  • Motherhood appeared to be a point of pride for Ortiz, who posted photos of herself with her daughter on her Facebook page through the 2010s with adoring captions marking milestones.
    — Alli Rosenbloom, CNN Money, 8 Sep. 2026
Definition of photo
Verb
  • By his count, roughly 60 scientific papers have been published on the physiology of racing drivers since 1967.
    — Patrick Iversen, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2026
  • According to figures compiled by the Yangtze River Water Resources Commission and published by the Chinese government, approximately 142,000 people died, while more than 10 million were affected.
    — Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 6 Sep. 2026
Definition of publish
Noun
  • The Three Graces of Pearl Street by Elizabeth Wellington Rollins is available from Atria Books, an imprint of Simon & Schuster.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 2 Sep. 2026
  • The club left its imprint on the movies, pop music, and fashion of the era.
    — Robert Rubsam, New Yorker, 2 Sep. 2026
Definition of imprint
Noun
  • The collection on display in the museum includes 13 paintings from the master and some 40 sculptures, furniture and photographs.
    — Reuters, NBC news, 8 Sep. 2026
  • Fight over religious practices and the First Amendment A fight for the right to wear a hijab in a booking photograph has also come to the forefront.
    — BrieAnna J. Frank, USA Today, 6 Sep. 2026
Definition of photograph
Noun
  • And drug literature can be a hard sell for some, especially if the reader feels anxious about their own coolness, and develops a sort of you-won’t-impress-me-so-there carapace in advance as a form of self-protection.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 25 June 2026
  • Three sides of the ground impress, the two biggest especially.
    — Andy Mitten, New York Times, 21 May 2026
Definition of impress
Noun
  • The news was just announced by the film’s director, co-writer, Barry Jenkins, at a special Telluride Film Festival screening of the pic.
    — Anthony D'Alessandro, Deadline, 5 Sep. 2026
  • Troy has barely snapped a pic before he is forced to parachute into the Siberian wilderness.
    — Culture Critic, Los Angeles Times, 3 Sep. 2026
Definition of pic
Noun
  • Across the territories, panelists broadly agreed that Nordic cinema still carries a recognizable quality stamp, but that recognition alone rarely guarantees theatrical traction.
    — Davide Abbatescianni, Variety, 28 Aug. 2026
  • Two stamp stops are around Yerba Buena Gardens, and there’s a slew of them in downtown.
    — Gieson Cacho, Mercury News, 26 Aug. 2026
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